She added: “I am the matriarch of the group, I've got all my little chickens around me!”

YouTuber Joe, 26, admitted he wouldn't be on Strictly without his fans and audience, saying: “I really want to show more of the back stage stuff, take them on the journey, because that's what I've been doing for the last five or six years, take them on this journey of my life, got to get them involved somehow.”

Also in attendance was judge Darcey Bussell who smouldered in a plunging pink Caroline Castigliano ballgown, and she was joined the judging panel of Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.

Her co-star and head judge, Shirley Ballas, who also oozed Hollywood glamour in a white halterneck midi dress, with a sheer and beaded chiffon cape over the top.

The official launch show will be filmed on August 31, with the celebrities pairing up with their professional dance partners, airing on September 8

The first show will feature special guests Nile Rodgers and Chic, Craig David and Stefflon Don.